We are looking for someone who is really looking to be apart of something great and exciting. In the atmosphere of constant change in the Home Health community we are looking for creative minds that are willing to look "outside of the box" for new and innovative ways to help our patients to become independent with their lives. We have a truly unique business structure that enables us to truly be a resource to our community. We are looking for an PT that is ready to truly be a resource to our patients and our team.

This position is fulltime and offers a recruitment bonus of $5,000.00.

Qualifications:

Must be a graduate from an accredited Physical Therapy program and licensed by the state of practice who meets the qualifications under the Federal conditions of participation for Home Health Agencies established by CMS. Must possess and maintain proof of current CPR training. Has had a minimum of one year working experience as a physical therapist.

Report to: Director of Nursing/Agency Supervisor

Job Duties (include, but are not limited to the following):

• Assists the physician in evaluating the patient’s level of function. Assess patient’s home environment for safety hazards and architectural barriers, identifies equipment needs.
• Identifies functional problems and establishes goals and a plan of care designed to improve the patient’s functional status (revising as necessary).
• Performs patient tests, measurements, and evaluations, such as range of motion and manual muscle tests, gait and functional analysis, and body parts measurement, and records and evaluates findings to aid in establishing or revising specifics of treatment programs.
• Performs and completes start-of-care, recertifications, resumption-of-care, and discharge Comprehensive OASIS assessments and associated paperwork in accordance to agency policy.
• Instructs patient and family members, as well as other health team members, during certain phases of physical therapy in which they may work with the patient.
• Periodically re-evaluates and upgrades the patient’s program to maximize functional improvement.
• Administers the exercise program utilizing specialized therapeutic exercise techniques and equipment.
• Plans an administers prescribed physical therapy treatment programs for patients to restore function, relieve pain and prevent disability following disease, injury, or loss of body part.
• Recommends prosthetic/orthotic devices for patients or evaluates their devices and makes minor adjustments or recommends modifications by the prosthetist/orthotist.
• Confers with the family, referring physician, and other agency professional staff to obtain information to promote coordinated, efficient, and quality patient care.
• Performs and submits required documentation of patient’s evaluations, plan of care, clinical notes, and progress reports, summaries along with changes in orders. All patient visit notes must be turned in the next scheduled work day, not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours.
• Maintains necessary statistical and billing data.
• Orients, instructs, and supervises the home health aide every two weeks in carrying out specific physical therapy modalities.
• Keeps abreast of changes in physical therapy theories and practices, contributes to the ongoing development of programs and professionals within the service of sharing expertise, contributing resources and giving in-services.
• Keeps his/her immediate supervisor informed of problem areas and makes suggestions for improvement.
• Attends and contributes to in-services, clinical records reviews, meetings required to ensure coordinated and comprehensive plans of care for the patients of the agency.
• Performs physical therapy assistant on-site supervision as required by law. The supervisory visits may be made either when the physical therapy assistant is present so that the supervisor may observe and assist, or when the physical therapy assistants at all times while the physical therapy assistant is treating patients. The supervisory visit will include a complete on-site functional assessment, an on-site review of activities with appropriate revision of treatment plan, and an assessment of the utilization of outside resources.
• The Physical Therapist will be accessible by phone to the physical therapy assistants at all times while the physical therapy assistant is treating patients.
• Complies with Homecare Agency Compliance Plan.
• Complies with Homecare Agency’s Infection Control Policies.
• Complies with Homecare Agency’s HIPAA Policies.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Experience:

• Home Health: 1 year (Required)

Work Location:

• On the road

Company's website:

• www.oxford-healthcare.com

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